Shoe.



PTENTBD DEG. 18, 1906.

J. ABRAMOWITZr SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.18,1905.

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No. 838,93l.

PATBNTED DEG. 18, 1906.

J. ABRAMOWITZ.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.1B,1905.

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JOSEPH ABRAMOWITZ, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'IO THEODORE KALLMEYER, OF TRENTON, ILLINOIS.

SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Application led December 18, 1905. Serial No. 292.317.

T0 @ZZ whom it wtf/,y concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn ABRAMOWITZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same. l

My invention relates to improvements in shoes and the like and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to improve and simplify the construction of shoes, slippers, boots, and the like, and thereby render the same more comfortable to the wearer and less expensive to manufacture.

The above and other objects, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, are accomplished by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is a perspective view of a shoe constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the plane indicated by the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the plane indicated by the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank for the improved upper.

The present embodiment of my invention is in the form of an ordinary shoe but it will be understood that it may be applied to either low or high quarter shoes, slippers, boots, and other foot-coverings.

As here shown, the shoe comprises an upper l, which has a vamp portion A, quarter portions B B, and a shank portion O, which portions are formed integral from a single piece of leather or other suitable material, as seen in Fig. 6 of the drawings. This upperblank is adapted to be folded upon the dotted lines a and c upon the vamp and shank portions and to be then united by stitching or any other means along the two seams D and E, the latter being at the heel and the former upon the ilmer side of the upper, as

clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings. When the blank is thus folded and united by the seams D E, an insole F is placed within the upper, and a heel G and an outer halfsole H are then secured as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the drawings. The insole preferably consists of a stifl" lower section f and an upper section f and the half-sole I-I may be sewed or otherwise secured to the lower section f of the insole and the inturned edge of the vamp portion A of the upper, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The heel G is nailed or otherwsie secured upon the under side of the shank portion O of the upper at its rear, and before it is secured the usual heel-shield g is placed in position, as seen in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings.

The shoe may be lined and finished in any suitable or desired manner or may be left unlined and the top of the upper finished as shown or in any other manner.

The front edges of the two quarters B B may be united by the usual lacing or in any other suitable or preferred manner.

A shoe constructed as above described will be exceedingly easy and comfortable upon the foot of the wearer and will render walking and dancing much easier than with the ordinary shoe, in which a stift1 rigid shank is provided. The upper is formed of a single piece of material and has but the two seams D E, so that it may be manufactured at a much smaller cost than the uppers of shoes now on the market, less machinery and less labor being required in the manufacture of these improved uppers.

As previously stated, the invention may be applied to both high and low shoes for men, women, and children and shoes which have either the straight or the Blucher style 'of lacing.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, use, and advantages of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the prin- ICO ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of projecting from the side of the shank portiony and a forwardlycontracting portion pro- 15 jecting forwardly from the shank portion,

and having its rear edge overlapped on the front edge of the other quarter portion and united thereto by a transverse seain; an insole, an outer half-sole united to the forwardly-projecting portion of the varnp and to the iront of the shank portion, and a heel secured under the heel portion of the upper, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set iny hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH ABRAMOWITZ. Witnesses M. D. DAURDOFF, S. LANGENFELD. 

